21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your guidance on this matter. Whereas this is a very important Motion, my Ministry is actually at a very advanced stage of coming up with Bill for an Act of Parliament to set out the salaries of councillors. I wonder whether it is possible for us to postpone this Motion to enable the Ministry come up with the Bill. We are almost there. It just requires a few amendments---
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No. 21(1). I will read it for the benefit of hon. Members. It states as follows:
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
"A Member who wishes to postpone to some future occasion the further discussion of a question which has been proposed from the Chair may claim to move that the debate may now adjourn or if it is in the Committee of the Whole House, "That the Chairman do report the progress." Ja nuary 21, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Let me finish. I am on a point of order.
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Secondly, as the hon. Member has rightly pointed out, this Bill calls for salaries of councillors to be paid by the central Government---
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, it also requires the Treasury to be involved.
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17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need to say one or two things. First, let us have fresh blood in that Select Committee.
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17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly:
Secondly, let us not have people whose position on the Constitution is known. I will call those hardliners: People who already have a fixed mind on the kind of Constitution that this country requires. If your position is known, then you will be second guessed. Let its membership be across party lines and let us, please, have the one third rule applied here. This is something in our control! In yesterday's list, women hon. Members were missing; I think they were only two on that list. It is important that we not only preach the one third rule but we ...
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17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, my understanding is that the purpose of this Motion is to enable us to go to a Kamukunji before the House Business Committee meets to endorse the outcome. If we continue with this debate, we will lose time. I suggest that we proceed to the
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16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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